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Page 7 - Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Page 13 - Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God commanded thee: that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Page 14 - Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God : I am the LORD.
Page 31 - And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Page ii - Sometimes these results will be presented in the form of daily readings, and sometimes in that of continuous discussion. Specialists in every case will be employed, who will endeavor to present their subjects in the most effective and profitable way. THE BOOK OF GENESIS FOR BIBLE CLASSES AND PRIVATE STUDY By Samuel AB Mercer (noa> ready).
Page 10 - WHERE have I come from, where did you pick me up?" the baby asked its mother. She answered half crying, half laughing, and clasping the baby to her breast, — "You were hidden in my heart as its desire, my darling. You were in the dolls of my childhood's games; and when with clay I made the image of my god every morning, I made and unmade you then. You were enshrined with our household...
Page ii - The object of this series on the Bible and Oriental Civilization is to make the results of expert investigation accessible to laymen
Page 40 - ... wood by fire, and the earth by rain. Whether the Heb. and Arab, proverbs can be traced to the East is uncertain. — Our proverb has no ethical meaning or application ; it is simply a record of observation, which may broaden the pupil's knowledge of the world. 17. Punishment of filial disobedience. The eye that mocks a father, And scorns <the old age of '(?) a mother, The ravens of the valley will pick it out, And vultures will eat it.
Page 9 - Lo, sons are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons of one's youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
Page 9 - B. v.« 4". an inheritance of Yahweh is the reward of the fruit of the womb. As arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are sons of youth. Happy he who hath filled his quiver with them ! They shall not be put to shame, when they speak with enemies in the gate.